Looks good, that oil is little too thick for my Tacoma. I use Liqui Moly’s Cera Tec every 20k miles for extra protection and cold start wear prevention. I have great success with it. It is not a traditional additive, ceramic based product that binds to metal.
"Cold start wear prevention" is not needed when the temperature induced MOFT is so high.
It’s not an oil additive. Cera Tec is a ceramic based product that binds to the metal and creates an additional layer of protection. It also last upwards of 25k miles per treatment. One thing I commonly find is those they use it swear by the product but everyone that questions it has never even tried it. Major red flag in this argument… I suggest you try it and see for yourself.
You should ask for a commission.
If it goes in the oil, it's an oil additive.
If this is the whole of what the product does, then this begs the question as to why it's not included in their oil products. I suspect the reason is that the product impacts the oil's ability to pass ACEA or OEM testing protocols.
I mean, that's common with anything that somebody mentally invests in. The same arguments are made for Lucas, which is literally hot garbage with no additives, but people swear by it, and will tell you totally straight-faced that it's capable of all kinds of miracles.
I always ask the obverse: if CeraTec were a legit, verifiable, beneficial additive package over available engine oils, why don’t other oil blenders license the technology from LM to add to their own oils? Why doesn’t LM offer any of its own oils with CeraTec blended in from the word go?
Indeed. No matter how much PFM you sprinkle on the Hiram Walker, it'll never be a Gordon & Macphail Private Collection Milton 1949.
Wait… so PFM is a common colloquial term both south AND north of our shared border???
Mind:blown…
Have you tried some of the non-bottom-shelf available oils, or even some of the mainly-mail-order small blender offerings and gotten dissimilar results to what you think you’ve achieved using CeraTec?
Dude, I’ve rebuilt multiple motors and I’m an engineer, I’m not a mechanic by trade, but I’m not an idiot and I know how to take care of my vehicles. I know what cold start valve clatter sounds like and I’ve recorded multiple videos demonstrating the difference showing before and after using this product. It’s not some miracle product but it’s also not snake oil. I suggest you get off your high horse and take a min to read the testimonials on the reviews. I know there is no convincing you but don’t be a douche when there is obvious evidence that the product works. If you think 19k people have placebo effect you are delusional. Anyway, I will leave it at that. Good luck.
Dude, I’m an engineer too and have rebuilt (and built) several motors including at least two that run low 10s on pump gas myself, so don’t think it’s a high horse. Think of it as trying to save you money and heartache, ‘cause I used to be where you are now: “I can skip the expensive oils, and mix up my own blend to try to save some cash, and get the “same” results.” I’ve learned since those days, and am trying to pass that along since this site helped me as well. Listen to @OVERKILL and @RDY4WAR if you think I’m a douche…
If you were an engineer, I think you would understand what everyone is getting at here.
Wait… are you saying that subjective reviews should not receive any weight in one’s analysis of a product’s effectiveness? That one should rely on… objective data that eschews emotions for repeatable, measurable results? Waaaaaaat?
